Hartford & New Haven Railroad v. Andrews
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for an injunction against tlie prosecution of an action at law by the respondent as administrator of the effects of one George Andrews; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven county. The said George Andrews, who was an inhabitant of the state of Maine, was fatally injured while traveling as a passenger in the cars of the petitioners in this state, and died at New Haven.
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Petition for an injunction against tlie prosecution of an action at law by the respondent as administrator of the effects of one George Andrews; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven county. The said George Andrews, who was an inhabitant of the state of Maine, was fatally injured while traveling as a passenger in the cars of the petitioners in this state, and died at New Haven. The respondent took out letters of administration on his estate in the probate court for the district of New Haven, and brought an action against the railroad company under the statute (Gen. Statutes, tit. 7, sec.…
1Opinion of the CourtButler, J.
It is apparent that the decree of the court of probate granting letters of administration to the respondent, was not founded on the trifling claims respecting the clothing of the intestate, stated in the finding, and that no application founded on such claim was or ever would have been made. But we are all satisfied that the claim which the administrator has against the railroad company, under the statutes of the state, was sufficient to entitle him to ancillary administration here.
The deceased, George Andrews, was killed by the train of the petitioners within this state, when a passenger…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Marcy v. MarcySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1864
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